Oh, its just a headache

Headaches are just headaches unless you get them frequently. A migraine can be 'just' a headache, but if you get them a lot then it is considered a migraine. Nearly daily, even these days.

@Hannihar some are worse than others, I can function pretty well with most of my migraines, but there does come a time when "meds and beds" are all I can handle.

@ElicBxn I get headaches but not all the time. I have never had a migraine but heard they are very bad.

@ElicBxn I am glad you figured out what triggers them.

@kareng I never did figure out what triggered the auras, I'm just glad I've only had a few. I'm pretty much stuck to do anything until my vision comes back.

It wasn't painful, it was scary. The first time I ever had one I was at work. I called my eye doctor who told me what it was. The next one was a few months later and wasn't as bad as the first one and the last one was last year and was mostly just a big spot in my eye. None of them lasted more than a half hour, the first one, again, was the longest one.

So sorry to hear that. I'm glad I've only had a few (3) auras, but I totally get that the light would bother you. If I looked at a sheet of paper all I saw was white, if I looked any place else, I got rainbows. Pretty, but NOT helpful!

@ElicBxn i used to just go in my room and shut the blinds.noise,light,everything made me feel worse.one time it kept me up 4 days in a row and the hospital had to knock me out.

@scarlet_woman OUCH! Never been that bad, I could always sleep, even if sleeping sometimes made it worse (woke up with a bad one today - medicine is my friend.)

I would recommend the allergy elimination diet, at least it worked the first time - some. This one seems... well... both too broad and too extreme. https://www.webmd.com/allergies/allergies-elimination-diet this one isn't going to give you a guideline on how to do the diet. I remember that I couldn't eat a lot of foods. Legumes, corn, wheat, rice, onions, garlic,all the fruits and veggies, all the nightshades (white potatoes, tomatoes, eggplant, bell peppers, cayenne pepper, paprika) all meats except beef, most oils, we had to track down an oil from a food that I normally didn't eat, safflower I seem to recall. The only raw thing I could eat was lettuce - I made a light dressing with oil, white vinegar and a little sugar to help them stay combined. Pretty much, the diet is very limited, but you only to follow it for a week. Then, you add in one food. If you don't get a reaction then after 3 days you can add in one item. Ifyou have a reaction, take that food out and give yourself a few days before you add in a new food item. With the nightshades, only add in one at a time, I have a friend who is fine with tomatoes and stuff, but reacts badly to peppers. They don't want you drinking anything but water - I added in some sugar just because I can't really drink water plain. These days its easier to find a wide variety of foods, not so easy back in 1976 when I did this. Quinoa, amaranth, millet, teff, buckwheat, oats are various "cereals" that can be eaten - unless you have ever had a reaction to one of them. Except for oats, most of these are not normally found in the diet of U.S. citizens. I seem to remember they allowed oats when I did it in 1976 and again in 1985. I can also tell you that except for oats, the first thing I eliminated in 1985 was the diet!

@bunnybon7 ain't that the truth!

@ElicBxn wow thank you. you are a bit of a mess with health like me if it can happen to anyone it happens to us.

That's bad. Have you talked to your doctor about it. Sounds like you could be headed for a stroke.

@SophiaMorros That's good. I never had migraines in relationship to my cycle, so mine haven't really changed since then. I do seem to be getting them more, probably a new food is setting them off.

@ElicBxn it's actually a not uncommon form of non-visual aura. I know longer get migraines as frequently as I once did so I'm not worried about it.

The wife gets weather related headaches. They do just show up sometimes. And, if they are severe, they can be considered migraines. Most of mine weren't severe, but they were frequent and sometimes constant, and made them migraines. Wish I had know that before I was 40!

I've seldom gotten them bad enough for the nausea, but I've been there. One thing I have noticed that can cause them is low blood sugar.

Lucky you! My mother knew how to deal with mine because of Dad, but I certainly got them more frequently than he ever did. I think his were worse than most of mine, however. That said, if your head, or any other part of your body, hurts all the time, but looks normal, people think you are looking for attention.

They are and thanks. Its been a long road and lately they've been back daily, but some days are definitely worse than others.

I've certainly had a fair share of them triggered by stress. At least that is seldom a problem these days.

Learn something new every day. You could talk to your doctor, if you like, for hormones to regulate your cycle and that could help.